Return HomePreviousNext2.Climatic impacts on Japanese society and culture.
Japanese culture, society and daily life is based on and
affected mainly by the rain fall that each distinct season
has received throughout the years. A couple of examples of
how weather has affected Japanese life are shown below:
"Haiku"; Haiku is a direct result of how weather has
influenced Japan. Japanese poets throughout history have composed
poems using only seventeen characters that expressed the way they
thought and felt about weather conditions that were endemic to
their regions through the four seasons. The most prominent theme
of these poems that was related to weather was rain. Physically
speaking, rain is just one state of water. Many kinds of rain
can seen in "Ukiyoe paintings" described later.
Rice:Rice is a product of both rain and the sun. As you may
know, we live on the rice which is planted in June and harvested
around October every year. In our eyes, the abundance of basically
depends on the water this is given to us by Heaven. After harvesting
the rice we cook it. The easiest way of enjoying rice is to make
rice balls wish are affectionately called gOnigirih in Japanese.
Rice balls are very popular with Japanese people and are as conveniently
made has sandwiches in the western world.
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